The Impact of Local and National Economic Conditions on Legislative Election Results
NIPE Working Paper No. 6/2006
21 Pages Posted: 25 Jul 2006
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The Impact of Local and National Economic Conditions on Legislative Election Results
The Impact of Local and National Economic Conditions on Legislative Election Results
Date Written: July 2006
Abstract
Using data for 278 Portuguese mainland municipalities, we estimate the impact of national and local economic conditions on legislative electoral outcomes over the period from the reestablishment of democracy in 1974 to the present. Empirical results indicate that the performance of the national economy is important but that the municipal situation also conditions electoral outcomes.
Keywords: Voting functions, opportunism, local governments, elections, Portugal
JEL Classification: H72, D72, D78
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